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FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE ___________________ FIRST SESSION ___________________ ORDER PAPER TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022 No.

68 1.30 pm 1 QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER* *1.

Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether vaccinations for COVID-19 will be the National Childhood incorporated Immunisation Schedule; and (b) if so, whether parents will have a choice between mRNA and non-mRNA vaccines.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the current COVID-19 Omicron wave (a) whether the hospitalisation rate of 1.9% is expected to rise as more restrictions are removed; (b) what is the highest hospitalisation rate that our public hospitals can currently accommodate; and (c) whether the Government will look into mandating targeted vaccines against the Omicron variant.

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Ms Foo Mee Har: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether the Government will consider commissioning a special review to comprehensively review controls and checks in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic-related procurement and expenditure.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the estimated timeline for completion of the salary review of early childhood educators under the Early Childhood Development Agency; and (b) whether the review will include implementing measures to manage the workload and provide pathways and progressions for career development.
Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry will consider enfolding all special education school teachers to come under the Ministry so that they will be able to receive the benefits of a being an MOE teacher; and (b) if not, whether there are any future plans to do so to help attract and retain talent in this sector.

No.

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Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what is the current status of the supply and readiness of special education teachers to meet Singapore’s needs in the next five years; and (b) what plans does the Ministry have to attract talent to join the special education sector and to retain them in the profession.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) how does the Government determine the current annual amount of public transport subsidies; (b) in light of rising costs, whether the Government will consider reviewing this amount; (c) what intrinsic values does the Government derive from the provision of public transport subsidies; and (d) how do public transport subsidies compare with other areas of subsidies and support provided by the Government.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry is aware of any ongoing studies being conducted by third parties to examine the feasibility of a four-day work week in Singapore; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry will consider this as a core issue and prioritise the commission of its own study to examine the benefits and challenges of a four-day work week.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what are Singapore’s climate targets that will be announced at the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in November 2022; and (b) whether the Ministry have held consultations with civil society on the climate targets to be announced and, if so, what are they.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how much have the retail and hospitality industries rebounded since the start of 2022; (b) what is the Ministry's forecast for the growth in these two industries for the next 12 months; and (c) what are the adaptations made to the respective Industry Transformation Maps for these two industries to incorporate resilience against future pandemics.

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Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an assessment of the cost of doing business in Singapore; (b) what is the trend of business costs over the last five years; and (c) what measures are being taken to ensure Singapore and local businesses remain competitive in the light of significant increases in costs for all businesses.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether there is any evidence to suggest that car rental companies, particularly those leasing to the private hire vehicles (PHV) market, have affected Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bid prices in the past year; (b) if not, whether a study on this will be conducted; and (c) whether such rental cars and those used for PHVs can be removed from the COE bidding process.

No.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Education with the new distance-based allotment process for Primary 1 registration, how is the Ministry ensuring that popular schools in higher income residential areas remain accessible to families from lower income and social brackets.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether there are further measures to encourage higher labour force participation to address the labour crunch and reduce dependence on foreign labour.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the projected timeline for the establishment of the first Enabling Business Hub (EBH); (b) how many EBHs are anticipated to be available to serve the community in the scaled-up phase; (c) what will be the total capacity of all EBHs once they are fully scaled up; and (d) what will be done to ensure that there are sufficient staff with the right training and expertise to run the EBHs.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Prime Minister (a) what percentage of public service officers are persons with disabilities; (b) whether the Public Service Division plans to encourage Government agencies to hire more qualified people with disabilities so as to promote diversity and equality of opportunity; and (c) if so, in what ways.

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Ms Hany Soh: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information in view of the recent flaw in iOS devices requiring emergency software updates to prevent hackers to seize control of the devices (a) whether the Ministry is aware of reports where Singaporeans’ personal data has been compromised due to this flaw; and (b) what is being done through the SG Digital Office to increase awareness amongst Singaporeans, especially the seniors who are less tech savvy, on the importance of installing software updates on their electronic devices especially their handphones.
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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in light of persistent high inflation rates in the last few months, whether the Ministry will consider (i) bringing the distribution of CDC vouchers forward to the third quarter of 2022 instead of January 2023 and (ii) issuing $100 CDC vouchers to every Singaporean aged more than 21 years old instead of to each household.

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Mr Ang Wei Neng: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether an update can be provided on the local supply of live and chilled chicken.

No.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether a salary review of polytechnics and ITE educators will be conducted; and (b) if so, whether the review will include considering the competitive job market that may impede recruitment of experienced talent and the salary of adjunct lecturers and project staff of polytechnics and ITEs.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider mandating physical barriers to separate smoking and non-smoking areas in coffee shops so as to reduce the impact of secondhand smoke on those not smoking.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Prime Minister (a) whether there are stipulated timelines in the Government Instruction Manual on replies to appeals raised by Members of Parliament on behalf of their constituents; (b) if so, whether the Government monitors compliance by Government agencies and statutory boards and what have been the compliance rates respectively; and (c) what steps have been or will be taken to ensure stronger adherence to service quality standards and timelines.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are any plans to build more transitional shelters for homeless persons and rough sleepers including those for displaced families with no access to other forms of accommodation.

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Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Prime Minister whether and, if so, how has the Ministry been working with family offices in Singapore to deepen investments in local companies.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) to what extent has the ongoing crisis in Myanmar affected the credibility of ASEAN in promoting peace and stability in the region; and (b) whether ASEAN is considering a joint effort to engage the Myanmar leadership at the highest levels.

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Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the Myanmar military government’s failure to implement the Five- Point Consensus on Myanmar reached with ASEAN in 2021, whether Singapore plans to work with ASEAN to (i) implement targeted sanctions on Myanmar’s military, including an arms embargo and imposing travel restrictions on members of the military and (ii) establish contact with, and provide assistance, to the National Unity Government.

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Dr Wan Rizal: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in addition to the appointed performance psychologists, what mental health and well-being support are provided to Singapore’s carded athletes in their daily training programme and in the run-up to competitions.

No.

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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry has data on the number and proportion of Malay applicants to autonomous universities who have chosen to enrol into a course that has a lower cut-off point over other courses which have a higher cut-off point despite qualifying for these courses with their score; (b) if so, what is the data for the past three years; and (c) how does this data compare with Chinese and Indian applicants.

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Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health with the new subsidy framework for the Standard Drugs List (a) how many more Singaporeans will be covered under the revised subsidies; (b) how much does the Ministry expect to spend in total for the revised subsidies; and (c) how will the Ministry ensure that medical drugs remain affordable to all Singaporeans.

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs with respect to road traffic accidents caused by mechanical failures in the past five years (a) what is the aggregate number of cases; (b) how many persons have been injured or died as a result; (c) how many vehicles have been damaged; and (d) how many prosecutions are commenced against persons or organisations for failing to properly maintain the vehicles that have caused the road traffic accidents due to mechanical failure.

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Miss Rachel Ong: To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) criteria can be widened to include the number of years in relevant industry as an alternative or additional criteria to enhance the competency-based assessment of candidates under COMPASS.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what measures are used to benchmark the success of the Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Pass scheme; (b) whether the potential crowding out of local talents in allowing for ONE Pass individuals to take on multiple roles is considered; (c) what jobs will their dependants be allowed to work under the Letter of Consent; (d) how will a "meaningful" contribution be measured; and (e) whether the Ministry will codify training and skills transfer requirements to locals into law to ensure "meaningful" contributions.
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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Defence (a) from 2000 to 2021, what is the annual number of male citizens granted Singapore citizenship who did not serve National Service in the age groups of (i) 18 to 30 years old (ii) 31 to 40 years old and (iii) above 40 years old; and (b) of these male citizens, how many joined the SAF Volunteer Corps.

No.

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Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Education regarding the Ministry’s plan to work with school alumni groups to benefit students and help ease the workload of teachers (a) whether there are and, if so, what are the compensating measures to assist students and teachers in schools with less active or established alumni networks; and (b) whether the Ministry has plans to narrow any disparity in community resources and alumni capacity between neighbourhood and established schools and, if so, what are these plans.
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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) when will the land use plans for the Changi Bay reclamation site be announced; and (b) whether the Government will consider disclosing land use plans for projects that require major irreversible changes such as land reclamation, to allow for public scrutiny.

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Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the number of tobacco retail licences issued in each of the past five years; and (b) what is the control framework for the number and location of licences issued to reduce the prevalence of smoking.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Education (a) in the past three years, how many schools have organised programmes for their students to (i) engage with People’s Association grassroots organisation and (ii) work with Members of Parliament (MP), such as attachment programmes and volunteering at their Meet-the-People sessions; (b) how many students are currently involved in such programmes; (c) whether schools are empowered to reach out to any MP to organise such programmes for their students, regardless of party affiliation; and (d) if not, why.
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Mr Derrick Goh: To ask the Minister for National Development with regard to first‐timer applicants of HDB BTO flats in non‐mature estates (a) what is the current median wait time from the date of application to choosing a unit for such applicants; and (b) what is the expected improvement in median wait time in view of HDB’s announcement in August 2022 regarding the increase in allocation quota for first‐timer applicants.

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry imposes service standards for the operation of non-emergency or private ambulance services that include waiting times; and (b) if so, what are they.

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Prime Minister in view of the enforcement actions taken against Noble Group Limited for a civil penalty of $12.6 million relating to a breach of section 199(b)(ii) of the Securities and Futures Act and stern warnings to two former directors of Noble Resources International Pte Ltd relating to a breach of section 201(2) of the Companies Act, whether MAS intends to strengthen disclosure obligations and penalty regimes relating to false and misleading statements and breaches of disclosure requirements.
No.

68 13 SEPTEMBER 2022 7 *41.

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development considering the current acute shortage of places in Day Activity Centres (a) what are the terms of reference for the study on the longer-term demand and service models for adult disability services mentioned in the Enabling Masterplan 2030; and (b) when is this study expected to complete.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs (a) what is the progress of the introduction of a common salary guideline for asatizahs as recommended in the report from the Committee on Future Asatizah in 2020; (b) when is MUIS’s review of the salary guidelines for the religious sector expected to be completed; and (c) in view of the pay increases of civil servants and teachers in the secular sector, whether the salaries of asatizahs working in religious institutions will be reviewed so that they remain competitive.
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Ms Mariam Jaafar: To ask the Prime Minister whether childcare leave provisions for parents of children with special needs can be extended until the child is 18 years of age.

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Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for National Development with regard to concerns raised about the accessibility of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) that are made available to the public for review, whether there are plans to standardise the public review and consultation process to allow for online access to the reports and have consultations where their durations commensurate with the complexity of each EIA to allow for in- depth study of the report in order to provide meaningful feedback.
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Mr Derrick Goh: To ask the Minister for Education whether the Ministry can consider increasing the Primary 1 places available at North View Primary School and Huamin Primary School, to cater to the increasing demand from a large number of new residents moving into Yishun Spring BTO estate.

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Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for Defence with regard to military demonstrations such as free fall jumps and parachute landings, whether the Ministry will consider (i) reviewing the safety measures and criteria for suitable conditions and (ii) limiting such exercises to training operations only.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry has evaluated the risks in altering the ecological balance of the local wild mosquito population that is associated with deploying genetically modified mosquitoes as a vector control method.

No.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether there are Singaporeans who have been reported to be missing after being attracted to work in Cambodia and Myanmar and who are suspected to be kidnapped to work for the scam syndicate there.

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Transport in view of the recent study on air quality in underground train stations in Singapore published on ScienceDirect website (a) whether the elevated levels of PM2.5 are an occupational health hazard for rail workers; and (b) if so, what are the plans to mitigate the health risk posed to those working in underground train stations and in the train tunnels.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Prime Minister what is the progress of measures taken to achieve a united, caring and inclusive society in Singapore.

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Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of prison inmates who are eligible for the NS55 Recognition Package issued in commemoration of 55 years of National Service; (b) to date, how many of such inmates have had their $100 credits claimed, either by themselves or their next-of-kin; and (c) what measures are in place to assist prison inmates or their next-of-kin wishing to claim these NS55 credits before the expiry date for claims.
* Members may postpone their Questions to a later sitting day if their Questions are not reached by the end of Question Time (QT).

For such Questions, Members may email to parl_cop@parl.gov.sg in advance a postponement notice that will be effected after QT.

Members must submit their notices to the Clerk within one hour after the end of QT (SO 22(3)).

Questions will be given a written answer if no such notices are received by the Clerk within the stipulated time.

ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.


Debt Collection Bill [Bill No.

18/2022] – (Minister for Home Affairs) – Second Reading.

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National Symbols Bill [Bill No.

21/2022] – (Minister for Culture, Community and Youth) – Second Reading.

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68 13 SEPTEMBER 2022 9 MEMORANDUM Matter proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment (SO 2(8)(b)).

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang) : Ensuring Housing Needs of Singles and Singaporeans are Met.

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QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the total financial assets of $1.57 trillion in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as per the Government Financial Statements for FY 2021/2022 include the latest reported increase in assets held by GIC and Temasek Holdings; and (b) if not, how much will those contribute to the increase in the total financial assets for FY 2022/2023.
Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance what is the breakdown of the $980 billion in the Government Securities Fund as per the Government Financial Statements for FY 2021/2022.

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether Town Councils will be provided with increased annual GST subvention grant when GST is raised in 2023 and 2024.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Defence in respect of the NS55 Recognition Package issued in commemoration of 55 years of National Service (NS) (a) what is the number of NSmen who have approached the Ministry for assistance as they are unable to claim their credits; (b) what are the reasons these NSmen are unable to do so; and (c) what measures are available to assist these NSmen wishing to claim their NS55 credits and what has been the uptake.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many beauty salons have been found to have engaged in vice activities in the past five years; and (b) whether the Police will close any potential loopholes that allow vice activities to be conducted while the establishments are masquerading as beauty salons, which do not require a massage establishment licence from the Police to operate.

No.

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Dr Shahira Abdullah: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry will consider partnering with IMDA to remove the use of hyperlinks in SMS and aggregator messages, which is known to increase the risk of phishing; and (b) whether measures targeted at e-commerce sending of high volumes of SMSs apply to the SMS aggregators as well as the e-commerce entities.
Mr Liang Eng Hwa: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the number of complaints that Government agencies including the Police and the Consumers Association of Singapore received on unfair or pressure sales tactics in each of the last five years; (b) what are the remedies and processes involved for the aggrieved consumers to seek recourse; and (c) how many errant retailers or businesses have been taken to task in the last five years.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Transport whether studies on potential impact of increased temperatures arising from climate change and its effect on Changi Airport operations like the terminals, tarmac and staff working outdoors have been conducted, considering the reported disruption at London's Luton Airport in July 2022.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) what are the reasons to wait for the end of the year before opening Phase 3 of the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line (TEL) to passenger traffic relative to the originally reported commencement in the second half of this year; and (b) whether the repeated train and signal faults on the TEL had a role to play in this decision.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Transport for each year in the past three years, what is the total sum in Electronic Road Pricing charges paid by motorcyclists and the average sum paid by each motorcyclist respectively.

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Transport what measures are in place to ensure that cyclists do not ride into bus stops or ride in ways that compromise the safety of bus stop users when travelling in close proximity of bus stops.
Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Transport (a) whether there is any study conducted on how Electronic Road Pricing charges nudge drivers to (i) take alternative routes along smaller roads that may involve longer journeys (ii) to switch to public transport and (iii) not to travel; and (b) if so, what are the breakdowns respectively.

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13 SEPTEMBER 2022 11 Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) for each of the past three years, how many vehicle owners have NEA taken action against for failing to ensure that their vehicles meet the exhaust emission standards; (b) since 2017, what has been NEA’s experience in deploying surveillance cameras to detect and identify air polluting vehicles; and (c) whether there are plans to extend the use of these cameras as a deterrence against the use of air polluting vehicles on our roads.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Education with regard to the Enabling Masterplan 2030 recommendations to increase the number of Special Education (SPED) schools, how many additional places will be offered to students by these new SPED schools.
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the current system of allowing caregivers of mentally disabled persons to qualify for concessionary migrant domestic worker levy or grant based on the persons’ ability to perform Activities of Daily Living may be adjusted to allow for such concessionary levy or grant so long as the person cared for is assessed to be significantly mentally impaired.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the current number of staff vacancies in Adult Disability Homes (ADHs) and Day Activity Centres (DACs); (b) what are the challenges faced by social service agencies in filling these vacancies; (c) whether the manpower shortage has impacted their operations and, if so, how; and (d) what is the feedback from caregivers and clients about the service quality of the ADHs and DACs.
Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) when is the Future Care Planning Playbook expected to be finalised and published; and (b) how does the Ministry plan to distribute the playbook to relevant stakeholders.
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the criteria for the admission of children to preschools supported by the Anchor Operator Scheme or the Partner Operator Scheme; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered requiring preschools benefiting from these schemes to give priority admission to Singapore citizens living within 1km of the preschool.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what plans does the Ministry have to hire more dedicated administrative and support care staff to assist nurses; (b) what is the number of additional staff members the Ministry intends to hire; and (c) what is the time frame for rolling out these plans.

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13 SEPTEMBER 2022 12 Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Health with regard to time spent by healthcare professionals communicating with patients and their families in the course of providing care (communication time) (a) whether any studies have been conducted on the time needed for effective communication time and, if so, whether findings have shown an increase in the need for communication time; and (b) whether contemporary manpower planning have considered the role of effective communication time in providing holistic patient-centric care.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the total incidence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children who have caught COVID-19 that are (i) vaccinated and (ii) non-vaccinated; and (b) whether the current review of mRNA vaccines by HSA will include the long- term effects of the vaccines on children, particularly with regard to risks of developmental defects in children aged below five years old.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Health whether resource constraints at our medical facilities and hospitals remain a binding constraint on (i) the full removal of vaccine-differentiated measures (VDMs) and (ii) the consideration to make such VDMs illegal.
Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether there is an update on HSA’s assessment of the use of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for persons aged 18 and below; and (b) whether there are plans to eventually approve the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as a non-mRNA vaccine alternative for children aged six months old and above.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry has data on the total number and percentage of private residential properties that are bought by locals and foreigners respectively for each of the past three years; and (b) if so, what are they.
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry has conducted any in-depth studies on why other countries have banned the practice of debarking dogs and declawing cats; (b) if so, what are the results of this review; and (c) if not, why.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development in the past 10 years, what is the annual number of completed but vacant HDB units, broken down by flat type and their respective vacancy rates and within one year of obtaining Temporary Occupation Permits for the flats.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) what is the rationale for NParks to limit the pilot approach to centrally manage environmental impact assessment studies to HDB and JTC development projects; and (b) whether the Ministry can provide an indicative timeline on when this approach will be rolled out to all Government projects.

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13 SEPTEMBER 2022 13 Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth with regard to the $193.7 million annual fee paid to Sports Hub Pte Ltd (a) whether the annual fee includes other costs apart from operations, maintenance, lifecycle and debt servicing costs; (b) what is the breakdown of these different costs from the annual fee paid; and (c) whether there are contractual clauses in the Project Agreement that allow the Government to discontinue payment of the entire annual fee in the event of non-performance by SHPL.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth what is the total amount of funds raised by People’s Association and the Office of the Mayors for community and charitable causes in 2021.

Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Manpower with regard to the 52,000 unvaccinated employees as of 19 December 2021, whether there is an update on the number of individuals who have ceased employment since the Workforce Vaccination Measures came into effect in January 2022.
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) whether a monthly breakdown can be provided on the number of wage cut notifications received by the Ministry from March 2020 to July 2022; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider re-implementing the wage cut notification measures as a way of monitoring businesses that use wage cuts as a solution to overcome business challenges.
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Minister for Manpower in light of the consistently high interest rate spread between lending and deposit rates, with limited pass-through of global central bank rate hikes to domestic deposit rates, whether the Ministry will consider (i) a one-off adjustment to CPF Ordinary Account (OA) interest rates that better reflect the inflation premium already captured in lending but not deposit rates and (ii) a different formula for CPF OA rates based not only on average deposit rates, but also on lending rates.
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